Investments in transportation essential

Improved access helps businesses, workers, customers

5:09 AM,
Sep. 7, 2013

Written by

Peter Rogoff

Kenya Stevens is a single mom who works full time, attends school part time and depends on Nashville's public transit system all the time. Stevens, an accountant living in East Nashville, is building a brighter future for her family with an important assist from many of the buses serving Shelby Park and other locations throughout Davidson County. She is one of thousands of residents for whom riding the bus is a way of life seven days a week in the Music City.

That's why, earlier this week, the Department of Transportation awarded a grant of $10 million to help ensure that more of Nashville's ...